Secret that can not be said, but whereabouts October 30 19:05

Saturday, after 9pm, Tokyo, Omotesando. I went down the stairs leading to the basement of the building and opened the door of one bar. Music flows in the dark lighting. A group of men and women are chatting around the table. At the counter, one middle-aged man quietly tilts the glass. A very ordinary bar scene. But this bar was different from a normal bar. It was a “Developmental Disability Bar” where people with developmental disabilities gathered at night. (Reporter Hiromi Akimoto, Network Press)

Developmental disability bar

After ordering oolong tea, I spoke to a man sitting alone on the back sofa.

In his 30s, Mr. Kawamoto (a pseudonym) was a regular of a store visited from Saitama Prefecture.

I was involved in manufacturing at the factory, but I often made mistakes due to lack of attention.

Even though I did my best, I was idle, and my boss told me that I was too careful.

“I was worried why I could n’t do it.”

Meanwhile, a decisive event happened last winter.

He made a big mistake that couldn't be recovered.

The next morning, when I woke up, my head knew that I had to go to work, but my body did not move. You don't even get out of the house.

“Why is it so difficult for me? At that time, I looked up on the internet and I thought I was a developmental disorder.”

I went to the hospital with a feeling of being rushed.

Therefore, for the first time, ADHD was diagnosed as one of the developmental disorders.

After taking a break from work for about a month, I returned, but I didn't tell my workplace that I was sick.

However, he complained that it was difficult to engage in manufacturing work, and the office was changed to the same company.

Now he can work at his own pace.

Secret that can't be said

Kawamoto keeps developmental disabilities secret not only at work but also at parents.

“Parents are good old age, and it can't be said that they have developmental disabilities right now. Even if they say that their parents' generation is“ disability ”, their children are said to be developmental disabilities. I don't want to worry about it, I think it's better to stay ignorant. ''

There was no companion who could confess about developmental disabilities, and he had been carrying alone.

At that time, I learned about the developmental disability bar on the internet.

“I can talk about things that I can't say every day here. Even if something is awkward, I feel like I have my place here.”

The place you have reached

Although you can get information on symptoms of developmental disabilities on the Internet, it is difficult to hear real stories from parties other than yourself.

Many of the people gathering at the bar are mostly people with developmental disabilities who have experience of withdrawal.

However, being able to talk while drinking can not only simply share the trouble, but also a positive talk such as how to get along well with others in work and daily life, which is a great encouragement Say that.

“Each person has different characteristics and worries, but every time I come here, I will study. I feel as if I have the power to live.”

Kawamoto-san told me with a sunny smile from beginning to end.

The representative of the bar himself is a developmental disorder

Katsuru Mitsutake (34), representative of this developmental disability bar “The BRATs”.

I opened the bar two years ago.

Mitsutake was also diagnosed with developmental disorders four years ago.

I felt that it was hard to live so much that I was strongly discouraged and collided with my work place, and people around me pointed out that "You are really bad now."

As I faced a self-help party where the parties interact, I felt that there was a need for a place where those with work could gather more easily.

“People who are working hard at the moment while facing developmental disabilities will be crushed. Slowly after being crushed. People with developmental disabilities, people in the gray zone, feeling hard to work while worried that they may be developmental disabilities People who want to know about developmental disabilities.

Contact exchange at the place where you left the store

The bar staff are mostly people with developmental disabilities.

In the store, various ideas have been devised to make people with developmental disabilities comfortable.

Glass is made of plastic because many people are distracted and easily drop the glass.

As for accounting, there are people who have difficulty in additional calculations and money control, so they are all-you-can-drink with a flat-rate flat payment when entering the store.

Furthermore, since there are many people who have characteristics that make it difficult to get an appropriate distance from others, a rule has been established that contacts should be exchanged at the place where they left the store so that they can take a breath.

Finally, Mitsutake-san told me that there was a very happy event recently.

“When a human resources manager at a company wants to hire people with developmental disabilities. I want to ask them directly because they want to know what characteristics they have, what kind of trouble they have, and what kind of support they need. I came to the store and came to talk to me and customers. I'm not so happy. ”

The bar is a unique place where people with developmental disabilities with different characteristics gather, share their thoughts, and fight each other equally.

Concerning withdrawal and developmental disabilities, we will tell you in detail in the close-up Hyundai + broadcast from 10 pm on Wednesday, October 30th.

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